Jams Chutneys & Preserves

Crafty Dog Preserves Cymru – As Seen on TV!

The Sign of the Crafty Dog

We are artisan food producers, making a premium quality product by hand in small batches here in South Wales. When we say “Handmade in Wales”, our jams, chutneys and marmalades truly are. We use the best quality products we can get those hands on, and even import some supplies if we think the high quality warrants it. We make some of the usual suspects, such as blackberry jam or cherry jam, but then we also make our own special flavours such as Blackcurrant jam with Creme de Cassis French liquer, or Luxury Apple Chutney with Apellation Controlee Calvados apple brandy from the Pay d’Auge in Normandy (Mrs Crafty Dog is half French, after all!). Our newest product is Black Forest jam, made from black cherries and a chocolate syrup which gives a hint of chocolate, and takes you back to the Black Forest Gateau of the 1970’s but without all the calories!

Trade and Retail

We can supply trade outlets (and already do across South Wales) and also sell to the public from our premises, or at craft and food fairs. Just pop us an e-mail at info@crafty-dog-cymru.co.uk . We also do mail order from this site but only in the batches of 3 mentioned below – so it’s more economical for you as the customer. I will say that you can definitely taste the difference in our products – we really are very good!

How it all began…

One year we had a glut of chillies in the greenhouse and not wanting to waste them Mrs Crafty Dog hit upon the idea of making Chilli Jam. This first batch of 8 jars sold so quickly we never got to taste them! Disappointed with the high sugar/low fruit content of mass market jams we decided we wanted to make jams to taste the way they did when we were kids; to that end, the batch of strawberry we made was to the high fruit content of French jams. It tasted fabulous! Blackberry and Blackberry and Apple followed, along with Apple and Pear & Apple Chutneys.

We began by selling through our local craft fair in Clydach but this expanded to Craft Fairs across South and West Wales. The business has grown like Topsy. We now supply shops in Swansea and are expanding across South Wales – Swansea, Cwmcerrig Farm Shop (Gorslas), Aberglasney Gardens, The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust at Penclacwydd (Llanelli), Tuckers Bakery, Pontypridd, Sprokwobbles Deli in Usk, Morris’s of Usk, Pandy Butchers in Llanfaier Ceireinion– we even have an outlet in Herefordshire!

This year we are producing our original 227 gramme/8 ounce jars a range of 113 gramme/4 ounce jars which we plan to sell in sets of three which makes postage more economical.

The range of jams and chutneys is also expanding. Our famous Hot Chilli Jam (the original) still sells best of all but other popular flavours are Yellow Plum and Vanilla (made with Herefordshire Yellow Pershore Plums when in season), Heritage Tomato and Chilli Chutney (made with at least three old fashioned varieties of tomato) and then by popular demand, an Extra Hot Chilli Jam made with Scotch Bonnets. Some people still wanted their palates stretched further, so we introduced our Wickedly Hot Chilli Jam, made with Bhut Jolokia Ghost chillis, as well as a Flaming Lime Chutney made with Trinidad Scorpion chillis. But keep your eye on the site as the range does change a little with the seasons and there’s always something new and interesting to try! January 2017 and our latest flavour which proved popular for Christmas is Strawberry and Vanilla Jam – made with Organic Bourbon Vanilla pods. Another unique Crafty Dog Cymru flavour.

Yellow Plum and Vanilla Jam

Gluten Free

We are trying to make as many of our products as possible Gluten Free. Currently Mango Chutney, Caramellised Red Onion and Heritage Tomato and Purple Chilli Chutney are Gluten free. And of course our jams are all suitable for those on a Gluten free diet.

Sets of Jams, Chutneys & Marmalades – Choose Your Own!

To make postage more economical, we sell our products as sets of three. Pick any three varieties, in either a 4 ounce set or an 8 ounce set. Maybe you want three jams, or three chutneys, or maybe one of each or even three jars of the same! The choice is up to you. Set of 3 Click HERE.

Here is a list of our range of Jams, Marmalades and Chutneys. Some are seasonal, so check with us first before placing an order.